Nehemiah 13:17
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, “What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?This verse in the real world
In what words
- חֹרchôrproperly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire; hence (figuratively)
- רִיבrîybproperly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy;
- שַׁבָּתshabbâthintermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
- חָלַלchâlalproperly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- יְהוּדָהYᵉhûwdâhJehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the firs
- דָּבָרdâbâra word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Neh 13:11, Neh 13:25, Mic 3:1, Jer 5:5, Psa 82:1–2, Mic 3:9, Jer 22:2–23, Pro 28:4